Airports / South Africa / MZQ
Mkuze Airport
FAMU / MZQMkuze, South AfricaELEV 400 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (ULD).
Overview
Mkuze Airport (FAMU / MZQ) sits in Mkuze, South Africa, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 400 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MZQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (ULD, 53 nm), Richards Bay Airport (RCB, 67 nm), and Matsapha International Airport (MTS, 77 nm).
Charter pricing from MZQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Mkuzi Airport and eMkhuze. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mkuze.
Field capability
ICAO
FAMU
IATA
MZQ
FAA / Local
FAMU
Elevation
400 ft
Coordinates
27.6261° S · 32.0443° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Africa fields
state range 20–5,700 ft
At 400 ft, MZQ sits lower than 81% of the 62 South Africa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmULDPrince Mangosuthu Buthelezi AirportUlundi
- 67nmRCBRichards Bay AirportRichards Bay
- 77nmMTSMatsapha International AirportManzini
- 78nmSHOKing Mswati III International AirportMpaka
- 106nmMPMMaputo AirportMaputo
- 110nmNCSNewcastle AirportNewcastle
Location
Open the full mapFAMU · Mkuze Airport · Mkuze, South Africa